Bidders braved the cold for the first WB & Sons sale of 2025, where the bast majority of the 125 lots on offer found new homes
Those after a project had plenty of options at WB & Sons’ first sale of 2025. A 1991 Nissan Figaro requiring some bodywork attention and a fresh MoT but flaunting its £2200 of recent expenditure in cambelt, head gasket replacement and major engine and gearbox service to more than double its estimate and sell for £4088.
A 2002 Renault Avantime V6 might’ve lacked an MoT or particularly tidy paintwork, but also more than doubled its guide to fetch £2725, while a 1980 Mercedes 450SLC definitely needed some attention from a welder, but proved a great value entry to 107-Series motoring when it sold for £5995. Not that it was the only Mercedes to do well – a 2004 CL500 looked very smart, with its low 48,000 miles and a practical conversion from ABC suspension to coilovers. It earned an estimate-beating sale price of £5995. Meanwhile, a 1997 C200 suggested that the W202 C-Class might be starting to appreciate, the 46,000-mile example more than doubling its lower estimate, selling for £3542.
British produce would prove popular too, a 1970 Rover P6 3500 beat its lower estimate, selling for £4360. Meanwhile, a BL stablemate, the 1977 Triumph Dolomite 1500HL, looked extremely tidy with just 86,000 miles to its name and sold for £5000. A 1992 Mini British Open Classic boasted an electric sunroof and just 56,000 miles on the clock. Its immaculate bodywork and upgraded stage 1 engine with a Maniflow exhaust helped it surpass its £6000-£8000 estimate, selling for £9210.
Offering a quirkier alternative to a Series Land Rover was a 1965 Austin Gypsy, whose excellent condition saw it sell for £9374, while a charmingly honest 1932 Austin Seven came complete with a custom-made transport trailer and sold for £4632, beating its lower estimate.
There were plenty of affordable offerings, with both a 1993 Audi 80 automatic and Renault 19 1.4 making perfect retro daily drives, selling for £940 and £650 respectively. A buyer fancying some cheap luxury snapped up the 1999 Jaguar X308 XJ8 for a bargainous £840, while a 1998 VW Golf GTI Mk4 sported the popular 1.8T powerplant and sold for a similarly excellent value £940.
Bargains elsewhere included a 1989 Escort Mk4 XR3i Cabriolet proving a great value entry to fast Ford ownership for just £1635, and a 2002 MINI R53 Cooper S offering supercharged thrills for a very reasonable £1744.
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